NUS Law wins at the 4th ADC-ICC Asia-Pacific Commercial Mediation Competition 2020

Left to right: Kim Haeyoung ’21, Chan You Quan ’22, Jonathan Lee ’21, Eugene Lau ’21

The Collaborative Dispute Resolution Club (CDRC) sent two teams to participate in the 4th ADC-ICC Asia-Pacific Commercial Mediation Competition that took place virtually from 30th Aug – 1 Sep 2020. Jointly organised by the Australian Disputes Centre and the International Chamber of Commerce, the competition is closely associated with the ICC Mediation Competition in Paris, and the winning team of the competition secures a reserved spot in the ICC Paris Mediation Competition.

This year, a record number of teams took part in the competition, and the two NUS teams faced stiff competition from institutions such as Macquarie University, University of Queensland, and University of Newcastle during the Preliminary Rounds.

Champions
Special Award for Best Interaction with the Mediator
Eugene Lau ’21
Jonathan Lee ’21
Kim Haeyoung ’21
Chan You Quan ’22

3^rd place
Best Dance Video Award
Jaypy Pillay ’22
Lee Yee Teng ’22
Joel See ’23

Both teams would like to express their deepest and most heartfelt gratitude to their coaches, as well as the ICC Australia and Paris alumni who took time off their busy schedules to mentor them. This includes Isabella Tan ’21, Nikhil Angappan ’21, Samuel Teo ’21, Darren Wong ’21, Darryl Lau ’21, Mark Lim ’19, Tan Su ’20, Joelle Loy ’20, Levin Lin ’20, Utsav Rakshit ’21, Samuel Wittberger ’21, and Pei Han Tan ’22. The teams would also like to thank everyone who helped out during the preparation for the competition in one way or another, including the teams which participated in the ADR-ODR Online Mediation Competition who were excellent sparring partners.

In addition, the teams would like to give special thanks to Mr Marcus Lim ’12 and Professor Joel Lee, for their invaluable guidance and advice.

Congratulations to all winners!